# NTSB MKC77DCQ28: Cessna 140, N89560, Kirwin, KS, April 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1977
- Place: Kirwin, KS · KIRWIN, KS
- Location: 39.6698° N, 99.1218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirwin, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6698&lon=-99.1218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0553   77/4/7    KIRWIN,KS           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N89560              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURIAN PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRWIN,KS                   PHILLIPSBURG,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING PROPERLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89560](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89560-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 8600 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burian Pvt Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770407007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407007139A), Apr 7, 1977: Cessna 140, Kirwin, KS, Substantial damage. Plt rprtd acft did not appear to be accelerating properly.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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